The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-04


The cultivation OF cranoerries In New
Jer -ey was begun on a small scale by John
Webb in 1857. Th-re are now between
5000 and 200 acres eff marshland under
Cultivation in that State alone, OF about
one-fourth of the cranberry growing area OF
the country. In Massachusetts and Wis
cousin cranberry culture ID also carried on
quite extensively. There were picked last
year In the New Jersey marshes nearly
2O0. 900 bushels of cranberries, which were
sold at an average price Of So a bushel. The
yield this year will not be more than two
thirds of last years. but It is expected that
the price will be high enough to insure as
large a return to the growers as they had
from the crop OF SS6.
What is known as Kilema-N afro, or
Great Mountain In Africa. has been ascend
ed by Mr.. Meyer, German traveller to the
volcanic summit about i9. 800 feet above the
sea. He concluded his journey alone with
perils on all sides, and any mishap would
have been certain death. At the base of
this mountain are palm trees at its summit
eternal snuwsi between the Two. six DIS
tinct kinds of vegetables are found. Ba-
nanas aud maize, jungle and deep forest
flourish in ITS lover attitudes. Thousands
! OF natives I'LL the richly turfed slope TO a
height OF Z. 500 feet, and ascend 70 heights Of
/ u 900 feet 10 hunt the elephants aud buffa-
| los that Chamber up the mountain side al
I most TO the snow line.
Judge Breezy, OF Philadelphia, made q
! ruling on Thursday OF last week, In the
/ Quarter Sess ions that will be OF interest to
! dealers in horses. Philip Smith charged ID.
! EnRIe with false pretense. claiming that he
purchased a horse from EnRle under the
| representation that It was sound, etc. but he
srterwsrd discovered that It was diseased.
! This fact JuaRe Bregy Instructed the Jury,
/ did not constitute false pretense within
the meaning Of the Pennsy!ysnIa law. A
Misrepresentation n OF this kind, while bad 10
morals, was not 4 crime, and the prosecutor
cJuId sue in tie Civil Court TO recover dam
ages. Under the law OF Pennsylvania the
Misrepresentation OF the quality OF goods
was not false pretense.
! Tie Atlantic cable was projected by
Cyrus w. Field as far back as 1854. and =
1856 the Atlantic Telegraph Company was
organized in London the attempt 10 lay
the cable Was made twice, unsuccesstuily
In 1887 and 1888 The third trial was sue
| eessful. and In August, 1858, messages were
sent across the ocean. The cable worked
only a few weeks, however. aud then ceased
! to operate, owning to defective insulation ot
the wires, The matter was again taken ur
in 1865, aud al expedition set out to lay the
cable. After J. 200 miles had been laid. by s
| sudden lurch Of the Great Eastern, whict
bore the wires. the cable snapped and wa:
| lost. In 1866 the cable was successfully
stretched across the OCEAN, and cCmmunics-
tion established between ths Old World anc
4 the New.
Santa Annals cork leg may be seen II
the Patent Office at Washington. Tht
Mexican General aud bic leg parted com.
peny at the battle of Cerro Gordo, where
the pursuit was so hot taat be hastily
mouuted q mule 10 effect eli escape. The
cork limb had been laid aside for the com-
foII of the General. who was riding in
carriage a short time before the capture
Two companies of the Fourth illinois Reg
ment were the fist to reach the carriage
and a private soon secured the trophy.
Was soon sold to other members OF The same
company for small sums. and finally reach
ed Pekin, ILL.,, where IL was one Of tns feE
tsres OF the town. In 1862 the owners pre-
sentcd It TO tie United States authorities
and it was deposited by General McCook II
the Patent Office.
Nothing made Marking so much cele
brated abroad as the Porcelain tower, whic!
was one OF the wonders OF the world.
stood pTesminently beyond all similar build
ings for its completeness and elegance ant
the quality OF material OF which it was built
It cost 81 O00. 900. and was ninety years II
building. being completed 10 a. d. 1886
The outer face OF this unique structure wa
covered with slabs OF porcelain OF variou
coIOrs, principally green. red, yellow an
white. At every one OF Its nine stories Their
was q projecting roof covered with gree
, tiles, and bell was suspended from eac
corner. There were 152 bells in al. whic
gave sweet sounds when there was 8 bris
wind. One hundred and twenty-eight lamp
were hung on the outside. In the year $50
II was seriously injured By a storm.